The breakfast shop owner gave an awkward smile, "Oh, oh, so you're classmates! Your Highness, Saint, please don't mind, here, your steamed buns are coming."
Although Hu Bai said that, the breakfast shop owner still didn't quite believe him. Looking at Gu Yuena's slightly displeased expression, it was clear she wasn't satisfied with Hu Bai's answer.
Something is going on!
Although he was a man, he also liked to gossip and chat.
Especially when the gossip involved the Saint!
Soon, a total of five baskets of steamed buns were brought to the table; each basket contained five palm-sized meat buns.
"Try them. This steamed bun shop is the best in Spirit City," Hu Bai picked up a meat bun and started eating, pairing it with a bowl of clear soup, finding it very delicious.
Gu Yuena blinked, "There are twenty-five buns here in total. Do you eat that much?"
Before long, Hu Bai's mouth was like a little hamster's, with both cheeks puffed out, looking very cute.
Hu Bai first swallowed his food, then said, "No, I don't eat that much. I'll probably eat about ten buns. The rest are for you. If it's not enough, we can order more."
Gu Yuena: ".Are you treating me like a pig?"
Hu Bai blinked innocently, "Your Spirit is a Silver Dragon. Spirit Masters with this type of Spirit usually have a large appetite. I can eat ten, so you should be able to eat fifteen. I even feel like that's too little."
Hu Bai indeed felt it was too little. In his impression, Gu Yuena never mentioned how much she ate, but Tang Wulin's appetite greatly increased after he gained the Golden Dragon King Bloodline.
And Gu Yuena, who was at the same Realm as him, shouldn't have such a small appetite.
"You—" Gu Yuena was furious. She picked up a bun and took a bite, her eyes lighting up. This bun tasted good!
Were the foods in the Human World really that delicious?
During this time, because she spent most of her time in the academy apartment, she ate whatever was convenient. The taste was decent, but it couldn't compare to the buns in front of her.
"How is it? Delicious, right! I'm not boasting, but while my buns are a little more expensive than ordinary ones, the ingredients are top-notch, and the buns are big!"
The bun shop owner said with a chuckle.
Gu Yuena couldn't help but reveal a smile, "They're very delicious, Boss. These are the best buns I've ever eaten."
In fact, this was Gu Yuena's first time eating steamed buns, and she couldn't help but marvel at how amazing humans were; it seemed they succeeded in everything they did.
As for their Spirit Beasts, once they reached a certain Realm, they could absorb the energy of the Heaven and Earth to stave off hunger, but if they wanted to eat, most of the time it was raw.
And for those like them with mimetic abilities, at most, they could add roasted meat.
After receiving a satisfactory answer, the bun shop owner also chuckled, "Then you two eat. If you need more, just ask me, it's free!"
At this time, more and more people started appearing on the streets. Many diligent individuals woke up at this hour, came out for breakfast, and then started studying or Cultivating early.
After all, Spirit Hall now provided them with such an excellent Cultivation environment, so they couldn't waste it.
However, every person who passed by was attracted by Hu Bai and Gu Yuena's appearance, and those who recognized them would greet them.
Because of this, the bun shop's seats quickly filled up today, with many people coming for the good looks of Gu Yuena and Hu Bai.
"What's going on? Today's buns taste even better!"
"Yeah, I feel like even these ordinary steamed buns, just by looking at the two of them, I could eat so many."
The people next to them conversed in hushed tones.
Gu Yuena said indifferently, "You're really popular in Spirit Hall. Even though they probably haven't seen you much, they can recognize you by feeling."
Hu Bai chuckled, "It probably won't be long before people who haven't seen you will also recognize you by feeling. In Spirit Hall, only the two of us have white hair, and with our appearances, it's not surprising to be recognized."
"This is still a bother for me. I just wanted a simple breakfast. I should speed up."
Hu Bai, disregarding his image, ate a bun in each hand, taking large bites.
But that was all; the oil from the buns didn't get on him.
Gu Yuena also ate silently.
She also disliked being watched by so many people.
Half an hour later.
The two finished all the buns and soup on the table, then covered their mouths and let out a satisfied burp.
Gu Yuena's face also flushed slightly. Too much.
Moreover, her appetite was indeed even larger than Hu Bai's!
"Let's go."
Hu Bai greeted the owner and said to Gu Yuena.
Then, he quietly placed a silver coin under an empty basket.
He looked at the price list. Their meal cost quite a bit. The fact that this bun shop had the best reputation in Spirit City certainly had its reasons.
These meat buns not only tasted good but also had a slight effect of accelerating spirit power circulation for Spirit Masters, even if it was very, very slight.
Most people in Spirit City were Spirit Masters, and Spirit Hall provided them with subsidies every month, so although the prices here were a bit high, they were worth the money.
The two of them mainly had large appetites; otherwise, ordinary Spirit Masters would usually be full after two of these large meat buns.
One meat bun cost twenty bronze coins, which was indeed not cheap.
According to the exchange rate, one gold coin equals ten silver coins, and one silver coin equals one thousand bronze coins.
(The original setting was 1 gold = 10 silver = 1000 bronze, but this consumption level is clearly incorrect. Douluo Dalu 1 said 1 gold was a common family's consumption for several months, so this currency exchange rate is a bit off, thus it's changed here.)
As they walked, Hu Bai led Gu Yuena to Xie Manor.
"This is my home. Would you like to come in and sit?" Hu Bai said lightly.
Gu Yuena hesitated. Was it too soon to meet his family?
Hu Bai then said, "I didn't go home yesterday. They probably don't know what I was doing. They're probably all awake by now, and it wouldn't be right not to go back and see them."
Just then, the gate of Xie Manor opened.
"Young Master, you're back?" The butler was stunned, then overjoyed.
"You didn't come back last night, and Madam was a bit worried."
"And this is?" The butler then saw that a young lady with the same hair color as his young master was accompanying him, and she was very beautiful!
Hu Bai introduced, "This is a new friend I met."
"Oh, oh, so it's Young Master's friend. Hello, I am the butler of Xie Manor."
Gu Yuena nodded, "Hello."
Gu Yuena showed no emotional change, making the butler wonder when his young master had made such a cold-tempered friend.
"By the way, Uncle Fu, where's my father?"
Uncle Fu said, "The Master and Madam are probably still sleeping. However, the Eldest Young Master and Young Miss should have woken up early and are probably eating breakfast now."
"Second Brother!"
Suddenly, as Hu Bai led Gu Yuena through the door, a voice came from inside.
"Why didn't you last night..."
Hu Liena, while eating, sensed a resonance from her Spirit, knowing that Hu Bai had returned.
She couldn't bother eating anymore and quickly ran out to greet him, only to see Gu Yuena.
Her brows immediately furrowed, "What are you doing here?"
Clearly, Hu Liena and Gu Yuena knew each other.
"Your Second Brother invited me," Gu Yuena said calmly.
Hu Bai was a little surprised, "You two know each other?"
No wonder Gu Yuena was a bit hesitant about coming in just now. So, they already knew each other.
But thinking about it, it made sense. Gu Yuena had been listed by Spirit Hall as having resources second only to him, which meant she had similar resources to his elder brother and younger sister.
The three of them had probably met.
Hu Liena pouted, looking angry, "We've met. This person specifically asked to see you, and I was curious, so I even fought her, but the result..."
Hu Liena trailed off, clearly having lost.
She had consumed so many resources, and had received Hu Bai's daily teachings on the application of mental force, yet she had lost to Gu Yuena!
Although Gu Yuena's spirit power was higher than hers, and her spirit ring configuration was also a bit better, her main ability was still mental force!
Don't let her current status as a Spirit Ancestor fool you; her mental force was already comparable to a Spirit Emperor!
But she hadn't expected that Gu Yuena was not only stronger than her in spirit power, but also in mental force. She tried to control Gu Yuena with her mental force, but suffered a backlash!
Even when Hu Liena fought against Hu Bai, her mental force never suffered a backlash. Although she knew this was because her Second Brother was holding back and didn't want to hurt her, being thwarted like this was truly a first in her life!
Hu Bai chuckled, patted Hu Liena's head, and whispered, "It's okay, I already avenged you yesterday. She couldn't beat me."
Gu Yuena: "."
Try it if you remove the restrictions on your mental force?
If it weren't for the fact that she couldn't expose herself right now, she would definitely give Hu Bai a good beating!
At least, at least make a bump grow on his forehead!
Hu Liena immediately showed Gu Yuena a victorious look. Although she had lost, her brother had won!
If her brother won, didn't that mean she won?
The inequality was instantly solved!
"Then why are you still with her now? Won't Snow Jiejie get jealous?" Hu Liena whispered.
But for Gu Yuena's mental force, that sound was no different from speaking loudly.
Qian Renxue again?
How beautiful was Qian Renxue? Gu Yuena was now intensely curious.
Although she hadn't fallen in love with Hu Bai, as a woman, she would still care about other beautiful women.
For example, Hu Liena. As expected of someone with the Charming Fox Spirit, she was naturally beautiful, and her original Charming Fox Bloodline had even evolved. Although she was still quite young now, every gesture and smile already carried Charm.
This type of Spirit could exert its maximum Charm effect only around the age of twenty, because that was when the Spirit Master's own appearance was at its Peak.
And if she passed thirty, the Charm effect wouldn't weaken; instead, it would change.
Because by then, most would be married, carrying the allure of a young married woman, which had a different kind of Charm. A typical example here was Hu Liena's mother, Hu Le Yao.
"Ah—"
Hu Liena's head was tapped once. Hu Bai said, "We became friends after a fight. She doesn't seem very familiar with human society, so as the Spirit Hall Holy Son, I had to take her out to see it."
Hu Liena muttered to herself, *Then you still haven't answered why you didn't come back last night.*
But she didn't dare to say anything more now. Her Second Brother didn't come back; it couldn't be that he spent the night at Gu Yuena's house, could it?
How was that possible? They had just met.
Xie Yue wasn't as urgent as Hu Liena, but he also came out and was slightly startled when he saw Gu Yuena.
Because he had lost too.
This made him feel a bit unsure how to face his Second Brother. He and Gu Yuena had similar Cultivation, yet he had also lost.
One must know that he was now a Space Assassin, and with the Evil God's fifth spirit ring, his strength had greatly increased. Even against a Spirit Emperor powerhouse, he could emerge victorious!
But facing Gu Yuena, he felt a sense of powerlessness.
The opponent could also use spatial elements, and when fighting Gu Yuena, he felt as if he was facing Hu Bai!
Because during the battle, he was actually unable to mobilize spatial elements!
One must know that with the assistance of spatial resources like the Space Dimming Stone, his control over spatial elements was already far beyond what it used to be.
But when he competed with Gu Yuena for spatial elements, he didn't have a single chance!
Looking at Xie Yue's somewhat awkward expression, Hu Bai immediately understood something again and looked at Gu Yuena.
Gu Yuena said indifferently, "My target is only you. The two of them insisted on fighting me. You can't blame me for their loss."
Xie Yue: "."
Hu Liena: "."
Afterward, the few of them went inside together.
During their conversation, Hu Bai always felt a hint of tension.
And Hu Liena felt the threat from Gu Yuena. This woman was truly too beautiful, no weaker than Snow Jiejie.
Hu Liena cried out in her heart, *Snow Jiejie, if you don't come out of seclusion soon, Second Brother is going to be lured away by someone!*
Four months later.
A golden-haired woman emerged from the Angel Sacred Hall.
In just one year, Qian Renxue had become more mature and stronger.
A moment later, the Holy Light on her body completely dissipated.
All seven High Priests gathered, nodding with satisfaction, "Mm, not bad. In just one year, you've advanced to Level 70. As long as you obtain a spirit ring, you'll officially Breakthrough to Spirit Saint."
Qian Daoliu also smiled, "Once Xiao Xue obtains her seventh spirit ring, she will not only become a Spirit Saint but also truly gain the Angelic Domain!"
"Here, Xiao Xue, this is a god-bestowed spirit ring, considered your reward for passing the first trial." Qian Daoliu held out a golden, fruit-like object in his hand.
"A god-bestowed spirit ring?" Qian Renxue was a little curious.
Qian Daoliu chuckled, "This god-bestowed spirit ring was actually supposed to be given to you only after you completed at least five trials, but now you are at Level 70, and your previous spirit rings have sufficient age. There's a high probability that your seventh spirit ring can absorb a 100,000-year spirit ring. If it were given later, it would be too late."
"Your grandfather, as the Angel God's High Priest, still has this small privilege. And thanks to Xiao Bai, the Angel Sacred Hall has gathered a lot of Power Of Faith over the years, which allowed this god-bestowed spirit ring to appear early, and also made the Angelic Holy Light in the Angel Sacred Hall much denser, allowing you to improve so quickly!"
"By the way! How is Xiao Bai doing now?" Qian Renxue quickly asked. She hadn't seen him in several months.
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